
The story opens on the bustling first day of term at Avondale College, where freshly painted corridors and sparkling new fixtures set the stage for a lively school year. A close‑knit group of fourteen‑year‑old girls gathers in the junior common room, trading gossip about the recent renovations, past mischief, and the upcoming election for their class warden. Their banter captures the excitement, rivalries and camaraderie that define life in a boarding school, while hinting at the personal ambitions each girl quietly nurtures.
Through vivid dialogue and keen observation, the narrative follows these friends as they navigate the pressures of school duties, the thrill of competition, and the everyday dramas of teenage life. Readers are invited to share in the anticipation of the election, the formation of alliances, and the warm, sometimes chaotic, atmosphere of a community where every hallway echo tells a new story.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (304K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2010-08-09
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1869–1947
A hugely popular writer of school stories, she helped shape the modern girls’ boarding-school novel with lively plots, friendships, pranks, and a stronger sense of independence than earlier books in the genre. Her stories were beloved by young readers in the early 20th century and remained widely read for years afterward.
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